$2 Booster Packs

[PariahKing]

These are among the greatest ideas ever.

You get one land, 3 commons, 1 uncommon, and a random card.

So you basically spend 33 cents per card. With no guaranteed rare.

[Tee See Em]

Who? What? Where? When? How? Which? Why?

[PariahKing]

Stupid Magic General thread. (http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=1145275)

Who: WotC
What: Budget Boosters of Conflux
Where: Target/Wal Mart only, in place of tourney packs, theme deck precons, good versions of fat packs, and they now stole a common and put in a land.
When: Just now.
How: MaRoian decree.
Which: Conflux cards.
Why: Economy killing them.

[Tee See Em]

I don't find this as stupid as I should. Probably has something to do with not playing for years. :P

[PariahKing]

I want to buy these packs and sell them to children for three dollars, personally.

[Zindaras]

I want to buy these packs and sell them to children for three dollars, personally.

Winner.

I don't like the product, but I'm not going to buy any of it, so meh.

[Jenius]

To me this seems exactly like what happens when a seasoned player rips off a newbie for their fetchland or whatever in a trade. WoTC is just praying on ignorance and it feels underhanded.

I don't play magic anymore though so I guess it doesn't affect me.

[Fonzy]

All arguments about whether they will sell or won't sell or who they will sell to or whether or not established players have a right to be angry they're pushing a product that blatantly rips off inexperienced players aside, this is yet another shortsighted business decision that might turn a small profit increase for them, but ultimately isn't going to solve the underlying problem this game has with retaining players and keeping them buying more product.

[KaleiÐoscøpe]

We actually already knew WOTC was a community to rip off people

[Pfisiar]

We actually already knew WOTC was a community to rip off people
Welcome to capitalism.

[Orayn]

Wow, half the price for about a third as many cards. Great job, Wizards. (I can still get boosters for $0.60 on the dollar from online stores.)

[Naga]

Wow, half the price for about a third as many cards. Great job, Wizards. (I can still get boosters for $0.60 on the dollar from online stores.)

Or you can NOT buy boosters at all, unless you're drafting.

[Lt_Pinkerton]

All companies do this. If you buy six-pack of pepsi it will cost you more money per pepsi than it will if you buy a twelve-pack, yet people still think that this is "ripping noobs off."

This is a great way to get more moms to impulse buy something their kids want, and a great way to get new players involved in the game.